Injuries after Italy rubbish protests

Injuries after Italy rubbish protests


Injuries after Italy rubbish protests

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:41 PM PDT

Italian police said three officers were injured breaching a protest blockade to deliver rubbish from Naples to a dump in the nearby town of Terzigno.


Pakistan's Karachi city reels after 51 killed (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:53 PM PDT

A Pakistani boy prays before attending a daily class to learn how to read verses of the Quran, at a mosque in a poor neighborhood of Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)AP - A government official says gunmen opened fire in a commercial market in Pakistan's largest city, killing 11 people.



Mazda chief says Ford partnership is unchanged (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:53 PM PDT

AP - Mazda's chief executive said his company's partnership with Ford remains unchanged amid speculation the U.S. automaker plans to further reduce its stake, and ruled out tie-ups with other companies.


Pensions pressure builds in France

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:50 PM PDT

One-third of petrol stations running low on fuel as strikes prevent supplies from being delivered.


Wedding bells for five of Chile's rescued miners

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:29 PM PDT

COPIAPO, Chile (Reuters) - Five of Chile's 33 rescued miners are to have church weddings, in some cases more than 20 years after they first tied the knot, inspired by their survival after two-months trapped underground after a cave-in.


Siesta threat fightback in Spain

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:33 PM PDT

A group of people in Spain are worried that the demands of hectic modern life are encroaching on the age-old siesta tradition.


U.S.-Pakistan dialogue faces prickly issues

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:09 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Pakistani officials on Wednesday begin a third round of wide-ranging talks to broaden relations beyond the war against Islamist insurgents, but analysts expected little headway because of differing strategic interests.


U.S.-Pakistan dialogue faces prickly issues (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:09 PM PDT

Reuters - U.S. and Pakistani officials on Wednesday begin a third round of wide-ranging talks to broaden relations beyond the war against Islamist insurgents, but analysts expected little headway because of differing strategic interests.


Election battle for India's 'failed' state (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:21 PM PDT

File photo of an Indian family inside their dwelling in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. Around 40 percent of Biharis still live below the poverty line, illiteracy rates are among the worst in India and Transparency International India labelled it the country's most corrupt state in 2005.(AFP/UNICEF/File)AFP - Often pilloried as the most lawless, impoverished, backward region of India, the eastern state of Bihar goes to the polls Thursday as one of the country's least likely economic success stories.



Gunmen kill 25 in Pakistani city

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:05 PM PDT

At least 25 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.


Northern Mexico struck by two earthquakes

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 10:09 PM PDT

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Two earthquakes struck northern Mexico Monday just minutes apart, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.


Gunmen kill 25 in Pakistani city

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:05 PM PDT

At least 25 people have been killed in attacks by gunmen in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police say.


France faces more protests as pension vote looms (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:17 PM PDT

French striking workers block the entrance of the oil refinery of Grandpuits, east of Paris, October 19 , 2010. REUTERS/Benoit TessierReuters - France braced for another day of public sector strikes and protests on Wednesday against unpopular pension reforms which are expected to be put before the Senate for a final vote later this week.



Thousands complain to China officials over Games (AFP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:02 PM PDT

Workers construct Asian Games advertising in Guangzhou in September. Thousands of petitioners in southern China have aired their grievances about forced evictions and unpaid pensions ahead of next month's Asian Games, state press said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Thousands of petitioners in southern China have aired their grievances about forced evictions and unpaid pensions ahead of next month's Asian Games, state press said Wednesday.



French police unblock fuel depots: Interior Ministry

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 11:16 PM PDT

PARIS (Reuters) - France's government sent police overnight to unblock three major fuel depots which had been barricaded by protesters, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said on Wednesday.


Asian markets fall on China rate hike

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 08:35 PM PDT

Asian markets fell on Wednesday, following the reaction of U.S. and European markets to China's decision to raise its benchmark interest rates by a quarter-percentage point.


Former spy sued by CIA for publishing

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 06:19 PM PDT

The CIA has filed a civil suit against a former spy who published a book critical of the agency without the necessary review of the material by the agency, in violation of a secrecy agreement.


Review: Key info on CIA base attack bomber not relayed

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 06:30 PM PDT

Prior to a suicide attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan last December, some people within the CIA and the Jordanian intelligence service were skeptical about the reliability of a Jordanian informant, but those concerns were not passed on to officers on the base, according to a U.S. intelligence official.


Rescuers in Ecuador: We're closing in on miners

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:48 PM PDT

Rescue workers in Ecuador believe they are closing in on two of the four miners who were trapped underground after a part of a mine collapsed last week, the state news agency reported Tuesday.


Victims pleaded for lives before being murdered (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:39 PM PDT

Col. Russell Williams, left, who was the commander of CFB Trenton, Canada's largest military airbase, arrives at court in Belleville, Ontario, Canada on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2010. The Canadian Air Force officer has pleaded guilty to murdering two women, sexually assaulting two others and committing dozens of break-ins in which he stole underwear from the bedrooms of girls as young as 11. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Nathan Denette)AP - The commander of Canada's largest air force base stalked, repeatedly raped and killed two women as they pleaded for their lives, prosecutors said Tuesday at the colonel's sentencing hearing.